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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers a total of 522,419 acres (816.280 sq mi; 211,415 ha; 2,114.15 km 2) The park is roughly evenly divided between Tennessee and North Carolina, and is located within portions of Blount, Sevier, and Cocke Counties in Tennessee, and Swain and Haywood Counties in North Carolina. [12]
The range is sometimes called the Smoky Mountains, and the name is commonly shortened to the Smokies. The Smokies are best known as the home of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which protects most of the range. The park was established in 1934 and, with over 11 million visits per year, is the most visited national park in the United States.
Clingmans Dome is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina in the Southeastern United States. Its name in Cherokee is Kuwahi or Kuwohi[ 4] ( ᎫᏩᎯ or ᎫᏬᎯ ), meaning "mulberry place." At an elevation of 6,643 feet (2,025 m), it is the highest mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the ...
Cades Cove: Considered the most popular spot in the Great Smoky Mountains, this area contains rolling meadows, elevated valleys and an enjoyable 11-mile loop that should provide great photo ...
The Heartland Series. The Heartland Series is a series of television programs about the culture of Appalachia, produced by WBIR-TV of Knoxville, Tennessee, over the 25-year period 1984 through 2009. The series has been produced on a limited basis since 2010.
123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend, Tennessee, United States. Coordinates. 35°40′36″N 83°43′20″W. / 35.67667°N 83.72222°W / 35.67667; -83.72222. Director. Brent Lambert. Website. gsmheritagecenter.org. The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center is a private non-profit museum located in Townsend, Tennessee, United States, near the ...
Website. www .gsmr .com. The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad ( reporting mark GSMR) is a heritage and freight railroad based in Bryson City, North Carolina, United States. Originally formed in 1988, it is currently owned and operated by American Heritage Railways since late 1999. The GSMR operates excursion trains on the former Southern Railway ...
Cades Cove. Coordinates: 35°35′39″N 83°50′31″W. Mountain rising above Cades Cove. View of Cades Cove toward the exit of the 11-mile auto tour. Cades Cove during a total solar eclipse. Cades Cove is an isolated valley located in the Tennessee section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The valley was home to numerous settlers ...